Fixed up a new beer fridge...Let's see yours.

ZRX1040 · Jan 9, 2015

Did a search and couldn't find anything similar so ....

Been below zero for a week, too cold to work on the "barn", so I did this up the last few days. Found one of those kits on ebay that are no longer in production. Pieced together two identical fridges found on craigslist 24' w x 60" tall. swapped the nicer doors off one to the working unit, painted it up, ordered decals and came up with this. Still thinking about a globe for the top. Used to ride with grandpa delivering fuel to Standard/American/Amoco service stations instead of going to the babysitter when I was a kid. I remember the American logo from his truck/terminal. Here ya go gramps, He would've loved this.

The Cobbler · Jan 9, 2015

I like it!

uniballer · Jan 9, 2015

I like it. My fridge got put on hold. It is a 1953 philco fridge.

rburke65 · Jan 9, 2015

Wow....that is a really nice looking fridge! Nice job. What did you look under on eBay for the kits? Thanks.

Catadj78 · Jan 9, 2015

This is AWESOME!

Great job

Now post the link for the kit so everyone else can do it

ZRX1040 · Jan 9, 2015

Searched "gas pump refrigerator", it's a TooCoolKits , I believe they are no longer produced but one pops up once in a while. Got lucky and found this one for 50 bucks. Every search I've tried comes up page not found or no longer available. Summit Racing had them too. There are decals readily available for most of it though. Look under gas pump decals.

EDIT

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271726210006?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Catadj78 · Jan 9, 2015

ZRX1040 said:
Searched "gas pump refrigerator", it's a TooCoolKits , I believe they are no longer produced but one pops up once in a while. Got lucky and found this one for 50 bucks. Every search I've tried comes up page not found or no longer available. Summit Racing had them too. There are decals readily available for most of it though. Look under gas pump decals.

EDIT

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271726210006?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

I searched for it after posting. I found some old GJ threads talking about it saying it was no longer made.

I'll keep a look out and maybe one will pop up. Thanks, yours looks great!

thundermug · Jan 10, 2015

That's impressive. Very nice.

jon72vega · Jan 10, 2015

That is COOL!

PCO6 · Jan 10, 2015

^^^ Cool on the inside and cool on the outside!

sni-per · Jan 10, 2015

That is COOL!! Makes me wanna go out and get a bigger fridge. Nice job!!

Eldogg · Jan 10, 2015

That's way rad!

Teej2012 · Jan 10, 2015

ZRX1040 said:
Did a search and couldn't find anything similar so ....

Been below zero for a week, too cold to work on the "barn", so I did this up the last few days. Found one of those kits on ebay that are no longer in production. Pieced together two identical fridges found on craigslist 24' w x 60" tall. swapped the nicer doors off one to the working unit, painted it up, ordered decals and came up with this. Still thinking about a globe for the top. Used to ride with grandpa delivering fuel to Standard/American/Amoco service stations instead of going to the babysitter when I was a kid. I remember the American logo from his truck/terminal. Here ya go gramps, He would've loved this.

This is fantastic

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mistervelocity · Jan 10, 2015

My brother and I did these a couple years ago. The green '41 Kelvinator originally came from a buddy's grandparents house and now currently lives in the party room above my shop. The black '46 Frigidaire came from our grandparents garage and is now in permanant use in my kitchen. The flamed silver one is a '41 Frigidaire and keeps beer cold in my paint shop. All still work great.

hachi-roku_fan · Jan 10, 2015

That Cadillac one is awesome!!! I just inherited a regular fridge when my mother in law moved out of her place, need to get the kimchi smell out lol

oldmxracer · Jan 10, 2015

Great job, Love it !!!

colt zantop · Jan 10, 2015

Awesome!! Nice work!

That Cadillac one is sweet too!

mistervelocity · Jan 11, 2015

Thanks, guys. The paint we used was just leftover stuff from the shelf. When we put the black and pewter together and split it with dark red pinstripe, it just looked like a Cadillac. My brother just happened to have a brand new Escalade emblem set so it worked out like that. On a side not; This fridge makes my dinky kitchen look huge compared to the big double door that it replaced.
The green one isn't quite done yet. I want to eventually take the door back off and get it pinstriped. It gets lots of compliments with the satin black over glossy green metallic which didn't seem like a real natural combination until after it was done. At some point in it's life the handle was broken and a scrap of metal was bolted across it. I was able to reinforce the backside and epoxy it back together but there were still holes in it from the previous "repair". To disguise it, I wrapped both handles with some suede chord I got at the hobby store.

kingstrider · Jan 11, 2015

Wow you guys are so creative, now I'm going to have to be on the lookout for old refridgerators. I gotta stop hanging out here haha.

akdiesel · Jan 11, 2015

ZRX1040

That frig looks great. I have been wanting to do the same only to a smaller frig.

FFRKing · Jan 11, 2015

I have a 1946 Crosley Shelvador that is all original in white but was pinstriped by a friend of my wife. Works great. Sorry I don't have a way to post a pic.

Chris

don long · Jan 13, 2015

Oh man I hate this
I now have another project to add to my list

That gas pump fridge is killer and would fit into my garage way too well

jrod60 · Jan 13, 2015

The similar threads you were searching for.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=251801&highlight=fridge

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62981&highlight=fridge

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=261055&highlight=fridge

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37994&highlight=fridge

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=273223&highlight=fridge

G3Duck · Jan 13, 2015

It's an old drink machine.

ZRX1040 · Jan 15, 2015

Nice.
Jrod, thanks for the links.
Mr V, that black '46 Caddy is the stuff.

Moose02 · Aug 13, 2015

try this for wraps

rmwraps.com

JimbosGarage · Aug 13, 2015

Here is my beer fridge.

Leoruiz · Aug 13, 2015

I switched to hard liquor when I sprouted pubic hair. Beautiful refridges tho.
I miss those old 6 oz ??? Coke machines. The deposit bottles. Man...showing my age again.

kirkkw · Aug 14, 2015

Leoruiz said:
I switched to hard liquor when I sprouted pubic hair. Beautiful refridges tho.
I miss those old 6 oz ??? Coke machines. The deposit bottles. Man...showing my age again.

Yes and the coke machines where the coke bottle was slid horizontally until it released.

great white tj · Aug 14, 2015

If I could just find one for under $2,000.00 I would jump on it..

kirkkw said:
Yes and the coke machines where the coke bottle was slid horizontally until it released.

lewis26 · Aug 14, 2015

Got an old kegerator for free. Previous owner couldn't get it to work and it sat for 3 years. It was really nasty inside, but a replaced thermostat, some paint, and all new tapping equipment, and I have draft beer!

Gerald O · Aug 15, 2015

My beer 'fridge'. :beer:

Holds up to 72 bottles.

genesis · Aug 16, 2015

harleybuilder · Aug 17, 2015

Here is my beer fridge in the shop. 1950 frigidaire by general motors. If you turn it up any higher than 3 it will freeze your beer, soda, water, or whatever you have in it.

Started like this

Ended with this

OctoMan · Aug 17, 2015

Now figure out how to make the gas nozzle into a tap and you're in business!

2talltim · Aug 20, 2015

Meh...function over form. Picked this fridge up at a yard sale for $20

Fixed up a new beer fridge...Let's see yours.

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